Young quartet kicks off month of chamber music

Posted by KCAW News | Jun 9, 2017

The Sitka Summer Music Festival continues through July 2nd, drawing together world-class musicians for chamber music concerts. Artistic director Zuill Bailey talks about this week’s performances and is joined by Andrew Yee of the internationally-acclaimed Attacca Quartet.

In commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the transfer of Alaska, the program will feature a number of Russian-born musicians, including Natasha Paremski, Yuliya Gorenman, and Nikita and Margarita Borisevich. The Friday and Saturday evening concerts will showcase works by Russian composers Tchaikovsky, Glazunov, Arensky, Taneyev, Shostakovich, Rimsky-Korsakov, and Prokofiev, and American composers John Corigliano, Phillip Glass, Michael Daugherty, and Amy Beach. Click here for more information.

Sitka Summer Music Festival Weekly Schedule

Tuesdays – The Week in Preview

5:30pm at Stevenson Hall– Music educator Susan Reed hosts an informal discussion about the composers & pieces that are on the programs for the week. Guest artists will often drop by!

Wednesdays – Cafe Concert

6:30pm – A free 1-hr concert in a local restaurant (rotates weekly)

Thursdays – Bach’s Lunch

12:15 at Odess Theater – A free 1-hr concert (June 8, 15, and 22 only – no concert June 29)

Fridays & Saturdays – Formal Evening Concerts

7:30 pm at Harrigan Centennial Hall – Pre-concert lecture and interview with an artist begins at 6:45. NOTE: for the final week of the Festival, these concerts will held on Thursday & Friday, June 29-30, instead of Friday-Saturday.

Sundays – Special Events

June 11 at 3pm – Free family concert at the Sheet’ka Kwaan Naa Kahidi

June 18 at 3pm – Crab feed (no music, but it’s a popular community event – outdoor picnic of crab and all the fixings; a fundraiser for our organization)

June 25 at 6pm – A 3-hour dinner cruise with Allen Marine Tours in Sitka Sound including a live musical performance